Synonyms of sick

sick

adjective

ˈsik 

1

as in poorly

temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body

those coworkers who always seem to get sick immediately before or after long holiday weekends

Synonyms & Similar Words

• poorly
• ill
• bad
• down
• unwell
• dizzy
• sickened
• weak
• shaky
• ailing
• unhealthy
• indisposed
• troubled
• peaky
• unsound
• out of sorts
• disabled
• peaked
• punk
• under the weather
• lame
• fragile
• sickish
• nauseous
• run-down
• symptomatic
• queasy
• diseased
• nauseated
• squeamish
• afflicted
• seasick
• feeble
• sickly
• challenged
• lousy
• woozy
• frail
• infirm
• feverish
• achy
• debilitated
• cruddy
• seedy
• disordered
• incapacitated
• queazy
• weakly
• decrepit
• invalid
• airsick
• carsick
• hypochondriacal
• qualmish
• hypochondriac
• light-headed
• halt

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• well
• whole
• healthy
• sound
• healthful
• wholesome
• cured
• hale
• better
• conditioned
• fit
• able-bodied
• recovering
• improved
• strong
• tough
• hardy
• mending
• well-conditioned
• lusty
• robust
• hearty
• convalescing
• rugged
• stalwart
• recuperating
• thriving
• rehabilitated
• flourishing
• flush
• bouncing
• blooming
• chipper

2

as in shocked

filled with disgust

it makes me sick to think of someone hurting a helpless animal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shocked
• disgusted
• angry
• sickened
• nauseated
• revolted
• angered
• outraged
• infuriated
• enraged
• repulsed
• upset
• weary
• repelled
• fed up
• indignant
• displeased
• irate
• sore
• mad
• apoplectic
• incensed
• livid
• riled
• furious
• fuming
• worked up
• steaming
• wrought (up)
• cheesed off
• shirty
• ticked
• roiled
• horn-mad
• rankled
• teed off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• satisfied
• thankful
• delighted
• pleased
• gratified
• charmed
• thrilled
• fascinated
• enthralled
• tickled
• enchanted
• spellbound
• entranced
• bewitched
• mesmerized
• beguiled
• captivated

3

as in ill

affected with nausea

the bumpy ride made her sick to her stomach

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ill
• sickish
• upset
• nauseous
• queasy
• nauseated
• squeamish
• queazy
• unsettled
• queer
• sickly
• qualmish
• queerish
• green
• peaky
• woozy
• peaked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• well
• healthy
• settled

4

as in tired

having one's patience, interest, or pleasure exhausted

I'm sick of listening to this radio station

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tired
• bored
• weary
• frustrated
• sick and tired
• wearied
• fed up
• jaded
• annoyed
• exhausted
• disgusted
• uninterested
• irritated
• disinterested
• demoralized
• dispirited
• apathetic
• drained
• exasperated
• dejected
• fatigued
• glutted
• satiated
• sated
• beat
• disheartened
• surfeited
• discouraged
• blasé
• burnt-out
• nauseated
• done in
• limp
• bushed
• burned-out
• repulsed
• enervated
• played out
• worn-out
• blase
• world-weary
• tuckered (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interested
• engaged
• absorbed
• stimulated
• engrossed
• excited
• intrigued
• energized
• galvanized
• rapt
• amused
• animated
• invigorated
• vitalized
• charmed
• fascinated
• enthralled
• hypnotized
• enlivened
• enchanted
• delighted
• entertained
• pleased
• bewitched
• mesmerized
• beguiled
• captivated
• thrilled

5

as in corrupt

having or showing lowered moral character or standards

some people insisted that only a sick soul could write such books

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corrupt
• degraded
• depraved
• perverted
• crooked
• loose
• unclean
• degenerate
• spoiled
• demoralized
• decadent
• warped
• debauched
• debased
• dissolute
• vicious
• unwholesome
• dishonest
• perverse
• bad
• dissipated
• libertine
• wicked
• evil
• rakish
• reprobate
• immoral
• rakehelly
• unscrupulous
• contaminated
• unprincipled
• unethical
• bent
• rakehell
• sinful
• tainted
• jackleg
• cutthroat
• nefarious
• iniquitous
• miscreant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pure
• good
• incorruptible
• honest
• uncorrupted
• ethical
• uncorrupt
• moral
• righteous
• virtuous
• principled

Examples of sick in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even if such passive social distancing may have not evolved to prevent transmission to others, simply being too sick to interact with others will still reduce the spread of germs. —Sebastian Stockmaier, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2024

Healthy democracy, like good health, requires adherence to a particular set of norms and behaviors, and the price of neglect is not just sick polities but sick people. —Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024

Spending 30 minutes sloshing around in poop is a surefire way to get sick as hell. —Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 26 Oct. 2024

At least 75 people have gotten sick after eating McDonald's Quarter Pounders linked to a deadly E. coli strain, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday. —Erika Edwards, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024

Phrases Containing sick

• sick and tired